Tuesday, November 29, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXXIII

Primary LONI ANDERSON played the super-villainess "Medusa" in 3 NINJAS: HIGH NOON AT MEGA MOUNTAIN.



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Primary MELISSA SUE ANDERSON voiced the character of "Snowbird" on the 1993 X-MEN cartoon.


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Primary MELODY ANDERSON scored a hit with FLASH GORDON and a dud with FIREWALKER.



Saturday, November 26, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXXII

Primary GILLIAN ANDERSON (left) acted in JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN.

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Primary HARRY ANDERSON rings in with possibly the worst TV super-villain of all time, "Fat Head" from LOIS AND CLARK.



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Primary HERBERT ANDERSON (left), best known as "Mr. Mitchell" from DENNIS THE MENACE, racked up a small handful of relevant credits, such as two separate roles on the 1966 BATMAN.



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Peripheral JEAN ANDERSON (center) acted in THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA with--




Primary PATRICK MCGOOHAN, who essayed the dual role of DR. SYN, ALIAS THE SCARECROW.

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Primary JEFF ANDERSON, best known for the "Clerks" films, voiced a character in STAR WARS REBELS.





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Primary JOHN ANDERSON acted in several relevant TV shows, among them STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION.

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Primary JUDITH ANDERSON depicted a "Vulcan High Priestess" in STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK.



Saturday, November 19, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXX

Peripheral AVALON ANDERS acted in WISH ME LUCK with--




Primary ZEN GESNER, best known as the title hero of 1996's ADVENTURES OF SINBAD teleseries.


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Peripheral LUANA ANDERS acted in DEMENTIA 13 with--


Primary WILLIAM CAMPBELL, best known as "his roles in the STAR TREK episodes THE SQUIRE OF GOTHOS  and THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES.

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Primary MERRY ANDERS appeared in an episode of GET SMART, her only relevant credit.



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Peripheral BRIDGETTE ANDERSON acted in a FAERIE TALE THEATER episode with--



Primary PAUL DOOLEY, best known for playing "Wimpy" in the 1980 POPEYE.


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Primary SUSY ANDERSEN (foreground) battled alongside "Thor" (or "Taur." depending on who you ask) in THOR AND THE AMAZON WOMEN.


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Primary ANTHONY ANDERSON (left) acted in AGENT CODY BANKS 2.


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Primary DONNA ANDERSON , best known for ON THE BEACH, acted in one episode of THE INCREDIBLE HULK.



Tuesday, November 15, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXIX

Primary LEON AMES enjoys just one relevant credit in SHERLOCK HOMES IN NEW YORK.



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Primary RAMSAY AMES rings in with four credits, her most comic-centric being her role in 1947's THE VIGILANTE.

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Primary MADCHEN AMICK acted in 2011's futuristic fantasy PRIEST, derived from a Korean comic.

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Primary SUZY AMIS (right) acted in JUDGMENT DAY.



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Primary JOHN AMOS appeared in the original BEASTMASTER.

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Peripheral JOHN AMPLAS acted in CREEPSHOW with--


 Primary FRITZ WEAVER (right), one-shot opponent for WONDER WOMAN.





Tuesday, November 8, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXVIII

Primary TOM AMANDES played "the Calculator" in 4 episodes of ARROW.



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Peripheral LAUREN AMBROSE acted in PSYCHO BEACH PARTY with--



Primary NICHOLAS BRENDON of the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER teleseries.


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Peripheral DON AMECHE acted in PICTURE MOMMY DEAD with--


Primary ZSA ZSA GABOR, who was Bat-villain "Minerva."

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Primary TONY AMENDOLA (right) acted in numerous relevant TV shows, including the animated SPAWN, as well as appearing in the two Antonio Banderas ZORRO films.



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Peripheral HEATHER AMES (left) acted in HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER with--


Primary MORRIS ANKRUM (far left), who battled THE GIANT CLAW.


Saturday, November 5, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXVII

Primary KIRK ALYN is best known for his serial rendition of Superman, reviewed here  and here, but he also portrayed DC Comics' Blackhawk and a couple other serial heroes.

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Primary LYLE ALZADO acted in NEON CITY.


RAR #17: CUSICK AND DOOT



I haven't entirely forgotten the "Real Americans" project, but I don't imagine I'll touch on it more than occasionally in between other ideas.

I've done a short write-up of the eight-issue TIMESPIRITS series from 1984 here, so I won't repeat here any explanations of the series' concept. I will note that this was one of the few fantasy-series in which the two main protagonists were both Native Americans. Cusick, the older, wiser head of the two, has a charming insouciance, and Doot, while a little too much the "earnest young man," has a few bright character-moments, particularly when he bonds with a baby dinosaur.

Had the stories featured a less freewheeling approach to the material, this might have been among the best of the "Real American" features in comics books.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE XXVI

Primary JOHN ALTAMURA acted in the second and third TOXIC AVENGER films.




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Primary JEFF ALTMAN played the Weather Wizard in two spoofy "JLA" specials.







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Primary WALTER GEORGE ALTON played THE PUMA MAN.





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Primary TRINI ALVARADO acted in THE FRIGHTENERS.